Nobel laureate Dr Yunus granted bail
UNB, Dhaka : The Labour Appellate Tribunal in Dhaka today granted bail to Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and three officials of Grameen Telecom. The bail will remain in effect until the labour law...
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Six shops gutted in Shariatpur fire
UNB : Six shops were gutted in a fire that broke out at Naria Bazar Bridge Road early morning Saturday. According to police and locals, the fire was first noticed between Mahiya Electronics and...
AL, BNP take on collision course after Jan 7
Staff Reporter : In the aftermath of the 12th parliamentary election, the political landscape is once again heating up as the two major rivals, Awami League and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), organised separate programmes...
Tetulia records lowest temperature in country at 7.2 degrees
UNB, Chuadanga : Country’s lowest temperature of 7.2 degrees Celsius was recorded in Tetulia of Panchagarh district for the second consecutive day on Saturday as a mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over...
Car ploughs into Gaibandha fish Market; three dead
UNB, Gaibandha : In a heartrending incident on Friday, three fish traders lost their lives and five others sustained injuries when a private car ploughed into a bustling fish market in Dharmapur Bazar, located...
Prices of essentials up in wet mkt
Staff Reporter : The daily essential commodities for Holy Ramadan like chickpeas, pulses, edible oil, sugar, ginger, garlic and onion price have surged alarmingly. After visiting capital’s Karwan Bazar, Hatirpool, Palashi, New Market, Killar...
ICJ orders Israel to prevent genocide
AFP : The head of the top United Nations court on Friday began reading the initial decision in the case against Israel over alleged genocide in Gaza, a landmark case that has sparked global...
Cold wave grips Kurigram; Temperature drops to 6.8 Degrees Celsius
UNB, Kurigram : Kurigram is enduring a biting cold weather in the month of Magh. The moderate cold wave is sweeping across the district, affecting the daily lives of the people. Thick fog has...
2 die in separate road crashes in Bagerhat
UNB, Bagerhat : Two people died and two others were injured in separate road accidents on the Khulna-Dhaka main road at Boiltoli area of Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat on Friday. The incidents happened when...
African woman held: Largest ever 8.3kg cocaine seized at HSIA
Staff Reporter : The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) detained an African woman along with 8.3 kilograms of solid cocaine, the largest consignment in the country’s history, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the...
China is an important dev and strategic partner of Bangladesh: PM Hasina
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday hoped that China would come forward in a bigger way than before during the tenure of her new government for implementing its development programmes. “China...